pregnancy

pregnancy — noun

1. the condition and time when a woman has a baby developing inside her body before

1.名詞C1
釋義

the condition and time when a woman has a baby developing inside her body before birth

例句

During pregnancy, Emma kept crackers by the bed for morning sickness.

collocation: during pregnancy

Nora shared the pregnancy news with her parents after the first scan.

collocation: pregnancy news

同義詞
  • gestation

    is more formal and often used in medical or biological contexts

  • maternity

    is broader and often points to motherhood, care, or clothing rather than the condition itself

  • gravidity

    is a technical medical term, not an everyday learner word

文法句型

during pregnancy

in early pregnancy

a healthy pregnancy

first pregnancy

用法筆記

Usually uncountable for the general state or time, as in during pregnancy or early pregnancy. Use a or an with it when you mean one person's particular experience, as in her first pregnancy.

常見錯誤

❌My sister is in pregnancy.
✅My sister is pregnant.
💡use pregnant after be for a person's condition; pregnancy is the noun for the state or period.